Use the transform element.
The first argument of rotate is
the angle, the following two are the coordinates
of the center.
Output
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| SVG version |
Source
<svg width="100" height="100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" >
<g transform="rotate(90, 10, 20)" font-family="SansSerif">
<text x="10" y="20">Rotated text</text>
</g>
</svg>